Bio

TRANSACTIONSSigned as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/16/14).

GP/GSCareer (13/3) [2/1]; 2014 (13/3) [2/1].

2014Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/16)...Played in 13 games with three starts and was inactive for three games...Led the Panthers with an average of 14.1 yards per catch on 21 receptions for 296 yards and two touchdowns...Rushed for 95 yards on eight attempts...Averaged a team-leading 9.6 yards on 16 punt returns for 153 yards and one touchdown with a long of 79 yards and six fair catches...Returned a team-high 12 kickoffs for 273 yards with a long of 35 yards...Logged two special teams tackles...Started for of an injured Jerricho Cotchery versus Pittsburgh (9/21)...Made starts versus Tampa Bay (12/14) and versus Cleveland (12/21)...Inactive with a concussion versus Seattle (10/26), versus New Orleans (10/30) and at Philadelphia (11/10)...POSTSEASON: Started NFC Wild Card versus Arizona (1/3) and played in NFC Divisional Playoff at Seattle (1/10)...Notched five receptions for 61 yards...Vs. Pittsburgh (9/21): Made first NFL start...Responded with career highs of seven catches and 66 receiving yards...Posted first career reception on an 11-yard catch from quarterback Cam Newton...At Cincinnati (10/12): Established career highs with six kickoff returns and 134 kickoff return yards, including a career-long 35-yard runback...Vs. Chicago (10/5): Returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown...Represented third-longest punt return in team history...Marked Panthers' first punt return for a touchdown since Steve Smith at the New York Giants (12/28/03), a drought of 164 games...At Green Bay (10/19): Suffered a concussion, which caused him to be inactive for the next three games...Vs. Atlanta (11/16): Scored first career receiving touchdown on a career-long 47-yard reception...Had a career-high four punt returns...At Minnesota (11/30): Hauled in a 32-yard touchdown catch on fourth down...Vs. Cleveland (12/21): Joined wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, cornerback Bené Benwikere, safety Tre Boston, linebacker Adarius Glanton, guard Andrew Norwell and guard Trai Turner as one of a team-record seven rookie starters.

COLLEGEPlayed in 48 games with 35 starts at Ohio State...Led or tied for the team lead in receptions three times...Tallied 145 catches for 1,750 yards and 15 touchdowns...Rushed 17 times for 165 yards and one touchdown...Returned 47 punts for 460 yards and two touchdowns and two kickoffs for 44 yards...2013 (Sr.): Second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection...Started 14 games...Ranked first on the team in receptions with 63, receiving yards with 771 and receiving touchdowns with 10, the second-highest total in the conference...Became only the second player in school history to have at least 60 catches in consecutive seasons, joining David Boston (1997-98)...Averaged a team-high 7.8 yards on 23 punt returns for 179 yards...2012 (Jr.): Second-team All-Big Ten Conference choice...Played in 12 games with 11 starts...Paced the Buckeyes with 60 receptions, including three touchdowns, and 669 receiving yards...Finished first in the conference with a 12.3-yard punt return average on 18 returns for 221 yards and two touchdowns...2011 (So.): Started nine games...Tied for the team lead with 14 catches for 205 yards and one touchdown...Returned two punts for 28 yards...2010 (Fr.): Played in 13 games with one start...Caught eight passes for 105 yards and one touchdown...Returned four punts for 32 yards.

TRANSACTIONSSigned as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/16/14).

GP/GSCareer (13/3) [2/1]; 2014 (13/3) [2/1].

2014Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by Carolina (5/16)...Played in 13 games with three starts and was inactive for three games...Led the Panthers with an average of 14.1 yards per catch on 21 receptions for 296 yards and two touchdowns...Rushed for 95 yards on eight attempts...Averaged a team-leading 9.6 yards on 16 punt returns for 153 yards and one touchdown with a long of 79 yards and six fair catches...Returned a team-high 12 kickoffs for 273 yards with a long of 35 yards...Logged two special teams tackles...Started for of an injured Jerricho Cotchery versus Pittsburgh (9/21)...Made starts versus Tampa Bay (12/14) and versus Cleveland (12/21)...Inactive with a concussion versus Seattle (10/26), versus New Orleans (10/30) and at Philadelphia (11/10)...POSTSEASON: Started NFC Wild Card versus Arizona (1/3) and played in NFC Divisional Playoff at Seattle (1/10)...Notched five receptions for 61 yards...Vs. Pittsburgh (9/21): Made first NFL start...Responded with career highs of seven catches and 66 receiving yards...Posted first career reception on an 11-yard catch from quarterback Cam Newton...At Cincinnati (10/12): Established career highs with six kickoff returns and 134 kickoff return yards, including a career-long 35-yard runback...Vs. Chicago (10/5): Returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown...Represented third-longest punt return in team history...Marked Panthers' first punt return for a touchdown since Steve Smith at the New York Giants (12/28/03), a drought of 164 games...At Green Bay (10/19): Suffered a concussion, which caused him to be inactive for the next three games...Vs. Atlanta (11/16): Scored first career receiving touchdown on a career-long 47-yard reception...Had a career-high four punt returns...At Minnesota (11/30): Hauled in a 32-yard touchdown catch on fourth down...Vs. Cleveland (12/21): Joined wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, cornerback Bené Benwikere, safety Tre Boston, linebacker Adarius Glanton, guard Andrew Norwell and guard Trai Turner as one of a team-record seven rookie starters.

COLLEGEPlayed in 48 games with 35 starts at Ohio State...Led or tied for the team lead in receptions three times...Tallied 145 catches for 1,750 yards and 15 touchdowns...Rushed 17 times for 165 yards and one touchdown...Returned 47 punts for 460 yards and two touchdowns and two kickoffs for 44 yards...2013 (Sr.): Second-team All-Big Ten Conference selection...Started 14 games...Ranked first on the team in receptions with 63, receiving yards with 771 and receiving touchdowns with 10, the second-highest total in the conference...Became only the second player in school history to have at least 60 catches in consecutive seasons, joining David Boston (1997-98)...Averaged a team-high 7.8 yards on 23 punt returns for 179 yards...2012 (Jr.): Second-team All-Big Ten Conference choice...Played in 12 games with 11 starts...Paced the Buckeyes with 60 receptions, including three touchdowns, and 669 receiving yards...Finished first in the conference with a 12.3-yard punt return average on 18 returns for 221 yards and two touchdowns...2011 (So.): Started nine games...Tied for the team lead with 14 catches for 205 yards and one touchdown...Returned two punts for 28 yards...2010 (Fr.): Played in 13 games with one start...Caught eight passes for 105 yards and one touchdown...Returned four punts for 32 yards.